May 02, 2004

Hunter Safety Class and the world at LARGE

The Boy is of the age to take Hunter Safety Classes. We decided the Girl should particpate too. She's not exactly thrilled about it, but it's a life skill we think she should have. The first night, after we found the place, I walked in with them. The class consists of 12 year old buys and older guys who have hunted forever but need their certificate to hunt in other states. I asked the kids if they wanted me to stay and.......voila!.......I'm the latest enrollee in Hunter Safety training. Call me the Hunter Mom.

I can now tell you the different chokes available for a shotgun, (Full, Modified, Improved Cylinder and Cylinder from tighest to widest pattern), I know my left eye is dominant, and the four essentials of firearm safety are:

1. Always point the muzzle in a safe place
2. Treat every firearm as if it's loaded
3. Be sure of your target, what's in front of it, and what's behind it
4. Never put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot

This isn't exactly what I had in mind. I'm not expecting to field dress a kill anytime soon. I'd prefer to take the Concealed Carry class to get a non-resident carry permit from MN. On the other hand, it can't hurt I guess. Unless we get this instructor. Oooops.

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I was thrilled to hear Iraqi hostage Thomas Hamill escaped his kidnappers. Lots of prayers being answered with that news.

Michele exposes Micah Wright, a writer and cartoonist whose work includes some episodes of the Angry Beavers, as a liar. A liar who's pretended for a long time, including in a Washington Post interview to have served in the Army Rangers. In fact, Micah claimed to have seen combat in Panama, and used this lie to silence his critics and justify his Anti-American politics.